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Although the holiday season is a time for celebration and getting together with loved ones, for thousands of people each year, it is also a time of great sadness.
It might sound like the stuff of science fiction movies, but implantable technology is closer to reality than you might think.
By Joseph Franz No matter our political, religious, cultural or socio-economical differences, the one thing that we all have in common is death.
By Joseph Franz Apple and Google, two of the tech world’s biggest players, both announced recently that they plan to move into the health care industry.
By Joseph Franz Wait times at the VA has been a common headline lately. The U.S.
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By Joseph Franz As much as those of us in the patient care field support the triple aim of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—better care for populations, better health for individuals, and lower per-capita costs—one aspect of the new health care system that many of us find frustrating is the sheer number of regulations (of which there are well over 10,000 pages).
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By Joseph Franz The Affordable Care Act remains one of America’s most controversial issues.
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By Joseph Franz Healthcare in the United States costs more than in other countries because we want it that way.
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By Joseph Franz Beginning in April, San Diego will be one of the first cities in California to take part in the Cal MediConnect program.
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Between the recent changes in our nation’s health insurance system and the rapid and radical advances in technology, 2015 promises to be an important year in healthcare.
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Even with the widespread debate over health care during the past several years and with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, there still seems to exist a large sector of health care that remains severely problematic.
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In its lengthy effort to get an outdoor dining program started, the La Jolla Shores Association seems to have been served another course.
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Flossie Wong-Staal, a Chinese-American virologist who likely saved countless lives by helping to identify the cause of AIDS and who transformed UC San Diego into one of the world’s leading research centers on the disease, died July 8 in La Jolla.
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San Diego-area home prices will decrease 1.3 percent in the next year, much less than other parts of the nation, according to a forecast released July 7.
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A UC San Diego expansion project has undergone changes in name and description, but whatever the name, the La Jolla Shores Association is continuing to move forward with its opposition.
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Voters will decide in November whether to change how San Diego Unified School District board members are elected, going from an at-large general election to one in which voters would pick board members by districts.
The decision on whether or not to move your loved one suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia is never an easy one.